Jhalawar (Lok Sabha constituency)

Jhalawar (झालावाड़) Lok Sabha constituency was a Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituency in Rajasthan state in western India till 2008. In 2008 re-organization, it morphed into Jhalawar-Baran (Lok Sabha constituency).

Assembly segments

Jhalawar Lok Sabha constituency comprised the following eight Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:[1]

  1. Kishanganj
  2. Atru
  3. Chhabra
  4. Khanpur
  5. Manohar Thana
  6. Jhalrapatan
  7. Pirawa
  8. Dag

Members of Parliament
Lok SabhaDurationName of M.P.Party Affiliation
First1952-57Nemi Chandra KasliwalIndian National Congress
Second1957-62Nemi Chandra KasliwalIndian National Congress
Third1962-67Brij Raj SinghIndian National Congress
Fourth1967-71Brij Raj SinghBharatiya Jana Sangh
Fifth1971-77Brij Raj SinghBharatiya Jana Sangh
Sixth1977-80ChaturbhujJanata Party
Seventh1980-84ChaturbhujJanata Party
Eighth1984-89Jujhar SinghIndian National Congress
Ninth1989-91Vasundhara RajeBharatiya Janata Party
Tenth1991-96Vasundhara RajeBharatiya Janata Party
Eleventh1996-98Vasundhara RajeBharatiya Janata Party
Twelfth1998-99Vasundhara RajeBharatiya Janata Party
Thirteenth1999-04Vasundhara RajeBharatiya Janata Party
Fourteenth2004-09Dushyant SinghBharatiya Janata Party
  • 2008 onwards:Constituency does not exist

See Jhalawar-Baran (Lok Sabha constituency)

Election results

1999 Lok Sabha
General Election, 1999: Jhalawar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Vasundhara Raje 4,09,574 60.43
INC Dr. Abrar Ahmed 2,57,159 37.94
Independent Jakir Husen 3,720 0.55
Independent Shri Puri Lal 3,311 0.49
Majority 1,52,415 22.49
Turnout 6,88,049 64.34
BJP hold Swing +6.92

2004 Lok Sabha
General Election, 2004: Jhalawar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Dushyant Singh 3,03,845 53.53 -6.90
INC Sanjay Gurjar 2,22,266 39.16 +1.22
Independent Jakir Husen 25,164 4.43
BSP Ratan Lal 16,336 2.88
Majority 81,579 14.37 -8.12
Turnout 5,67,611 47.81 -16.53
BJP hold Swing -6.90

See also

Notes
  1. "Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha" (PDF). The Election Commission of India.

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